A newly wed couple is sorting through the gift envelopes. They are elated because the total sum of “congratulations money” has surpassed their wildest expectations. But one strange envelope bothers them. It does not have the sender’s name written on it. Inside, there is no money, only 2 VIP tickets to the concert of a top Bollywood musician scheduled(..)

Two racers are out on a beautiful day, zooming around the country lanes, each in a convertible. It so happens that unknown to each other, they are on the same lane heading for each other!
The lanes are winding, the hedges are high and they are going awfully fast. At the very last minute, they see each other and hit the brakes. The cars skid past(..)

One day, two travellers arrive at a tribal village and are welcomed by the chief. After a warm welcome, the chief tells them “I have a wager for both of you. The winner gets my beautiful daughter’s hand and my inheritance. The loser gets a pot of gold”. It was a no-lose proposition. The generous offer reflected the chief’s good heart and wealth.(..)

Deep in the countryside, there was a farm with a reputation for producing the best quality corn in the state. Intriguingly, this farmland was not more fertile than the surrounding fields of corn. In fact, the farmer would even share his premium corn seeds with his neighbors right before each sowing season. Still each year, his crop fetched him a price(..)

Once a poor kid was given an assignment by a teacher on what he wanted to be when he grew up. The kid did not hesitate for a minute and wrote a seven-page paper about his aim to be the owner of a horse ranch. He covered many details, including an exhaustive plan of the house and the stables. The teacher returned his paper with a big “F”, and then(..)

There was a business owner who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on a park bench, head in hands. Suddenly an old man appeared before him. After listening to the man’s woes, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.” He asked the man his name and wrote out a check, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from(..)

Horror gripped the heart of a World War-I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle on the enemy’s side of the bridge. The soldier asked his Lieutenant whether he could go out to bring his fallen comrade back. “You can go,” said the Lieutenant, “but I don’t think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your(..)

About one week back, as I was busy assembling milestone information to be included in Cybage quarterly performance report – a telephone ring interrupted me. HR was on the other side. We had lost one more in the family – young Tarkeshwar Gupta had fallen to the road fury earlier that morning.
My immediate thought was no thought – just numbness.(..)